Vuelta Pais Vasco Stage 5

I dont even see you in the scores Stumps, do you play under another name?

Happy enough with 145. Even happier Swift won, well done matey

From what I saw, the attacks were not enough to shake some guys, Swift went out the back and used his descending skills to get back into the group. From there is was simple, he was the only sprinter there.

The winner today is

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Their score will go up a point or two when the youth stats come in

Scores coming in, still waiting on youth results, they will be put in later

Swift looks like a great bet to challenge for wins on intermediate stages in Grand Tours (the Sagan style stages) if he can win days like today. Awesome stuff.

There were a few attacks, Weening attacked a couple of times and Valverde and Contador attacked together too.

Can someone please explain to me how swift managed to stay in a group of climbers to outsprint them all....was there no attacks on the last two climbs?

Same as Drheaton 2,3,5,8,9 for me too

1,2,3,7,9,15 (across both teams), nearly took hivert out, glad i didn't now.

1 - Swift
2 - Valverde
3 - Kwiatowski
4 - Slager
5 - Cunego
6 - Gautier
7 - Hivert
8 - Peraud
9 - Contador
10 - Evans
11 - Jeannesson
12 - Pinot
13 - Monfort
14 - Trofimov
15 - Van Garderen
16 - Yates (S)
17 - Poels
18 - Spilak
19 - Sanchez (S)
20 - Kiserlovski

So that's 2,3,5,8,9 for me (and pretty much everyone else).

Congrat to anyone who actually picked Swift for today, very impressive to win from riders like Valverde. Swift could well turn into a great rider if Sky give him the chance.

Yeah, their graphics showed Roche first, same as yesterday. Don't know what's going on there. They also showed Hivert in seventh, which is good for both my teams, but I don't trust the graphics so I'm not counting my chickens yet!

Apparently Voss was second!

Great effort by Ben Swift! Awesome form!

Wowsa. Chapeau Mr Swift. Great stuff!

Last 10km or so, all back together, Tinkoff leading the peloton.

New break -

Barguil
Albasini
Gilbert
Mollema
Lulu
Jungels
Serry
Iglinskiy
Koldo Fernandez
Malacarne
Wellens
Zandio
Fraile
Oliveira
Plaza
Daan Olivier

If I'd have known we were giving 4 points per day to Daan Olivier as an under 21 by the time I'd made my transfers, I'd have had him in my team today.

nice work peeps

It was a strong break, Rui Costa was in there but it got pulled back, a new break is up the road:

#itzulia Leaders: 1/2Plaza Oliveira, Albasini, Zandio, Jungels, K Fernandez, Iglinskiy, Mollema, Sicard, Malacarne, Wellens, Serry, Olivier, Barguil

#itzulia Leaders: 2/2 Fraile, LL Sanchez. After 54km gap is 55"

Very large and strong break, I reckon that stays out all day unless one team, Movistar maybe, keep it on a short leash and try and set up the win for Valerde.

Zona Matxin
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#Itzulia hay fuga: Intxausti, I. Izagirre, Rui, Albasini, Moinard, Edmondson, K Fernández, Brutt, Gautier, Wellens, Serry, Txurruka, Piedra

But TS brought that breakaway back is now only jungels at the front.

edit: I'm guessing the breakaway above is the latest / current but will leave this here for reference anyhow.

Plaza, Oliveira, Albasini, Zandio, Jungels, Koldo Fernández de Larrea, Iglinskiy, Mollema, Sicard, Malacarne, Wellens, Serry, Olivier, Barguil, Fraile, León Sánchez.

I just couldn't predict today so thought I would save transfers for the TT tomorrow which should be a little easier on the brain!

Very similar team to everyone else, one change for me, Arroyo out, Landa in.

Valverde
Kwiatowski
Contador
Peraud
Cunego
Villella
Landa
Fedrigo
Durasek

Four transfers for tomorrow. Not sure how I'll use them though.